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Employee Benefit and Retirement Plans - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2023	Oct. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Apr. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans, amounts that will be amortized from AOCI in next fiscal year, pre-tax					$ 2
Defined benefit plan, actuarial income to be reclassified within twelve months					5
Defined contribution plan, cost recognized					37	$ 37	$ 36
United States
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plans, estimated future employer contributions, next fiscal year					15
International
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plans, estimated future employer contributions, next fiscal year					$ 9
Minimum | Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, target plan asset allocations range maximum					0.00%
Minimum | Fixed Income Investments
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, target plan asset allocations range maximum					80000000.00%
Minimum | Cash and other
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, target plan asset allocations range maximum					0.00%
Maximum | Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, target plan asset allocations range maximum					20000000.00%
Maximum | Fixed Income Investments
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, target plan asset allocations range maximum					100000000.00%
Maximum | Cash and other
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plan, target plan asset allocations range maximum					10000000.00%
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Net death benefits from life insurance policies, amount					$ 300
Cash surrender value of life insurance					141	141
Defined benefit plan, benefit obligation					$ 77	$ 81
International
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Plan asset, buy-out percentage				7.00%
Pretax loss			$ 66
Group Annuity Contract
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Obligation settled allocated to retirees		55000000.00%
Group Annuity Contract | Maximum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Benefit obligation settlement		$ 163
Pretax settlement loss	$ 60

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